Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 24, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2017, 3:55 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 28, 2017, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017, 3:55 AM MDT (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2017, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4126 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
154 WWUS74 KMAF 280955 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 455 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND GUADALUPE PASS SATURDAY NIGHT... .An intense upper level storm system will develop to our west today and bring strong winds to the Guadalupe Mountains through the weekend. Expect west winds through Saturday afternoon before gap winds develop through Guadalupe Pass behind a strong cold front Saturday evening and night. TXZ258-282300- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0021.170428T1700Z-170429T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0024.170428T1700Z-170429T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0022.170429T1800Z-170430T0900Z/ Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 355 AM MDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...This afternoon and then again Saturday afternoon and night. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts near 60 mph this afternoon and evening. West 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph Saturday afternoon and evening switching to northeast at 40 to 50 mph Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for light low flying aircraft. These winds could make driving difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ NMZ027-282300- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0021.170428T1700Z-170429T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0024.170428T1700Z-170429T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0022.170429T1800Z-170430T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Including the city of Queen 355 AM MDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * TIMING...This afternoon and then again Saturday afternoon and evening. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts near 60 mph this afternoon and evening. West 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph Saturday afternoon and evening. * IMPACTS...Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for light low flying aircraft. These winds could make driving difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ rhluchan
1 follow-up statement
196 WWUS74 KMAF 281834 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 134 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND GUADALUPE PASS SATURDAY NIGHT... .An intense upper level trough has brought strong winds to the Guadalupe Mountains that will continue into the evening. High winds are expected again Saturday and Saturday night. Expect west winds through Saturday afternoon before gap winds develop with northeast winds pushing through Guadalupe Pass behind a strong cold front Saturday night. TXZ258-290245- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170429T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0022.170429T1800Z-170430T0900Z/ Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 1234 PM MDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...This afternoon and then again Saturday afternoon and night. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts near 60 mph this afternoon and evening. West 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph Saturday afternoon and evening switching to northeast at 40 to 50 mph Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for light low flying aircraft. These winds could make driving difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$ NMZ027-290245- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0022.170429T1800Z-170430T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-170429T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Including the city of Queen 1234 PM MDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...This afternoon and then again Saturday afternoon and evening. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts near 60 mph this afternoon and evening. West 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph Saturday afternoon and evening. * IMPACTS...Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for light low flying aircraft. These winds could make driving difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:55 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 24 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.